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Ummaggasutta

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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1. 1

   अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 4।186

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.186

   Numbered Discourses 4.186

2. 2

   19। ब्राह्मणवग्गbrāh·ma·ṇa·vag·ga

   19. Brāhmaṇavagga

   19. Brahmins

3. 3

   उम्मग्गसुत्तum·mag·ga·sut·ta

   Ummaggasutta

   Approach

4. 4

   अथa·tha खोkho अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro भिक्खुbhik·khu येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

   Then one of the mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

5. 5

   “केनke·na नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te लोकोlo·ko नीयति,nī·ya·ti केनke·na लोकोlo·ko परिकस्सति,pa·ri·kas·sa·ti कस्सkas·sa चca उप्पन्नस्सup·pan·nas·sa वसंva·saṃ गच्छती”ति?gac·cha·tī

   “kena nu kho, bhante, loko nīyati, kena loko parikassati, kassa ca uppannassa vasaṁ gacchatī”ti?

   “Sir, what leads the world on? What drags it around? What arises and takes control?”

6. 6

   “साधुsā·dhu साधु,sā·dhu भिक्खु।bhik·khu

   “Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu.

   “Good, good, mendicant!

7. 7

   भद्दकोbhad·da·ko खोkho ते,te भिक्खु,bhik·khu उम्मग्गो,um·mag·go भद्दकंbhad·da·kaṃ पटिभानं,pa·ṭi·bhā·naṃ कल्याणीkal·yā·ṇī परिपुच्छा।pa·ri·puc·chā

   Bhaddako kho te, bhikkhu, ummaggo, bhaddakaṁ paṭibhānaṁ, kalyāṇī paripucchā.

   Your approach and eloquence are excellent, and it’s a good question.

8. 8

   एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu पुच्छसि:puc·cha·si

   Evañhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, pucchasi:

   For you asked:

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   ‘केनke·na नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te लोकोlo·ko नीयति,nī·ya·ti केनke·na लोकोlo·ko परिकस्सति,pa·ri·kas·sa·ti कस्सkas·sa चca उप्पन्नस्सup·pan·nas·sa वसंva·saṃ गच्छती’”ति?gac·cha·tī

   ‘kena nu kho, bhante, loko nīyati, kena loko parikassati, kassa ca uppannassa vasaṁ gacchatī’”ti?

   ‘What leads the world on? What drags it around? What arises and takes control?’”

10. 10

    “एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

    “Evaṁ, bhante”.

    “Yes, sir.”

11. 11

    “चित्तेनcit·te·na खो,kho भिक्खु,bhik·khu लोकोlo·ko नीयति,nī·ya·ti चित्तेनcit·te·na परिकस्सति,pa·ri·kas·sa·ti चित्तस्सcit·tas·sa उप्पन्नस्सup·pan·nas·sa वसंva·saṃ गच्छती”ति।gac·cha·tī

    “Cittena kho, bhikkhu, loko nīyati, cittena parikassati, cittassa uppannassa vasaṁ gacchatī”ti.

    “Mendicant, the mind leads the world on. The mind drags it around. When the mind arises, it takes control.”

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    “साधु,sā·dhu भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवतोbha·ga·va·to भासितंbhā·si·taṃ अभिनन्दित्वाa·bhi·nan·dit·vā अनुमोदित्वाa·nu·mo·dit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ उत्तरिut·ta·ri पञ्हंpañ·haṃ अपुच्छि:a·puc·chi

    “Sādhu, bhante”ti kho so bhikkhu bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā bhagavantaṁ uttari pañhaṁ apucchi:

    Saying “Good, sir”, that monk approved and agreed with what the Buddha said. Then he asked another question:

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    “‘बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to धम्मधरो,dham·ma·dha·ro बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to धम्मधरो’ति,dham·ma·dha·ro भन्ते,bhan·te वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

    “‘bahussuto dhammadharo, bahussuto dhammadharo’ti, bhante, vuccati.

    “Sir, they speak of ‘a learned memorizer of the teaching’.

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    कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to धम्मधरोdham·ma·dha·ro होती”ति?ho·tī

    Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, bahussuto dhammadharo hotī”ti?

    How is a learned memorizer of the teaching defined?”

15. 15

    “साधुsā·dhu साधु,sā·dhu भिक्खु।bhik·khu

    “Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu.

    “Good, good, mendicant!

16. 16

    भद्दकोbhad·da·ko खोkho ते,te भिक्खुbhik·khu उम्मग्गो,um·mag·go भद्दकंbhad·da·kaṃ पटिभानं,pa·ṭi·bhā·naṃ कल्याणीkal·yā·ṇī परिपुच्छा।pa·ri·puc·chā

    Bhaddako kho te, bhikkhu ummaggo, bhaddakaṁ paṭibhānaṁ, kalyāṇī paripucchā.

    Your approach and eloquence are excellent, and it’s a good question. …

17. 17

    एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu पुच्छसि:puc·cha·si

    Evañhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, pucchasi:

    (Pāli only)

18. 18

    ‘बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to धम्मधरो,dham·ma·dha·ro बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to धम्मधरोति,dham·ma·dha·ro·ti भन्ते,bhan·te वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

    ‘bahussuto dhammadharo, bahussuto dhammadharoti, bhante, vuccati.

    (Pāli only)

19. 19

    कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to धम्मधरोdham·ma·dha·ro होती’”ति?ho·tī

    Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, bahussuto dhammadharo hotī’”ti?

    (Pāli only)

20. 20

    “एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

    “Evaṁ, bhante”.

    (Pāli only)

21. 21

    “बहूba·hū खो,kho भिक्खु,bhik·khu मयाma·yā धम्माdham·mā देसिता—de·si·tā

    “Bahū kho, bhikkhu, mayā dhammā desitā—

    I have taught many teachings:

22. 22

    सुत्तं,sut·taṃ गेय्यं,gey·yaṃ वेय्याकरणं,vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇaṃ गाथा,gā·thā उदानं,u·dā·naṃ इतिवुत्तकं,i·ti·vut·ta·kaṃ जातकं,jā·ta·kaṃ अब्भुतधम्मं,ab·bhu·ta·dham·maṃ वेदल्लं।ve·dal·laṃ

    suttaṁ, geyyaṁ, veyyākaraṇaṁ, gāthā, udānaṁ, itivuttakaṁ, jātakaṁ, abbhutadhammaṁ, vedallaṁ.

    statements, mixed prose & verse, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and elaborations.

23. 23

    चतुप्पदायca·tup·pa·dā·ya चेपि,ce·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu गाथायgā·thā·ya अत्थमञ्ञायat·tha·mañ·ñā·ya धम्ममञ्ञायdham·ma·mañ·ñā·ya धम्मानुधम्मप्पटिपन्नोdham·mā·nu·dham·map·pa·ṭi·pan·no होतिho·ti बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to धम्मधरोतिdham·ma·dha·ro·ti अलंवचनाया”ति।a·laṃ·va·ca·nā·yā

    Catuppadāya cepi, bhikkhu, gāthāya atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno hoti bahussuto dhammadharoti alaṁvacanāyā”ti.

    But if anyone understands the meaning and the text of even a four-line verse, and if they practice in line with that teaching, they’re qualified to be called a ‘learned memorizer of the teaching’.”

24. 24

    “साधु,sā·dhu भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवतोbha·ga·va·to भासितंbhā·si·taṃ अभिनन्दित्वाa·bhi·nan·dit·vā अनुमोदित्वाa·nu·mo·dit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ उत्तरिut·ta·ri पञ्हंpañ·haṃ अपुच्छि:a·puc·chi

    “Sādhu, bhante”ti kho so bhikkhu bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā bhagavantaṁ uttari pañhaṁ apucchi:

    Saying “Good, sir”, that monk approved and agreed with what the Buddha said. Then he asked another question:

25. 25

    “‘सुतवाsu·ta·vā निब्बेधिकपञ्ञो,nib·be·dhi·ka·pañ·ño सुतवाsu·ta·vā निब्बेधिकपञ्ञो’ति,nib·be·dhi·ka·pañ·ño भन्ते,bhan·te वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

    “‘sutavā nibbedhikapañño, sutavā nibbedhikapañño’ti, bhante, vuccati.

    “Sir, they speak of ‘a learned person with penetrating wisdom’.

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    कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te सुतवाsu·ta·vā निब्बेधिकपञ्ञोnib·be·dhi·ka·pañ·ño होती”ति?ho·tī

    Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, sutavā nibbedhikapañño hotī”ti?

    How is a learned person with penetrating wisdom defined?”

27. 27

    “साधुsā·dhu साधु,sā·dhu भिक्खु।bhik·khu

    “Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu.

    “Good, good, mendicant!

28. 28

    भद्दकोbhad·da·ko खोkho ते,te भिक्खु,bhik·khu उम्मग्गो,um·mag·go भद्दकंbhad·da·kaṃ पटिभानं,pa·ṭi·bhā·naṃ कल्याणीkal·yā·ṇī परिपुच्छा।pa·ri·puc·chā

    Bhaddako kho te, bhikkhu, ummaggo, bhaddakaṁ paṭibhānaṁ, kalyāṇī paripucchā.

    Your approach and eloquence are excellent, and it’s a good question. …

29. 29

    एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu पुच्छसि:puc·cha·si

    Evañhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, pucchasi:

    (Pāli only)

30. 30

    ‘सुतवाsu·ta·vā निब्बेधिकपञ्ञो,nib·be·dhi·ka·pañ·ño सुतवाsu·ta·vā निब्बेधिकपञ्ञोति,nib·be·dhi·ka·pañ·ño·ti भन्ते,bhan·te वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

    ‘sutavā nibbedhikapañño, sutavā nibbedhikapaññoti, bhante, vuccati.

    (Pāli only)

31. 31

    कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te सुतवाsu·ta·vā निब्बेधिकपञ्ञोnib·be·dhi·ka·pañ·ño होती’”ति?ho·tī

    Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, sutavā nibbedhikapañño hotī’”ti?

    (Pāli only)

32. 32

    “एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

    “Evaṁ, bhante”.

    (Pāli only)

33. 33

    “इध,i·dha भिक्खु,bhik·khu भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no ‘इदंi·daṃ दुक्खन्’तिduk·khan सुतंsu·taṃ होति,ho·ti पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya चस्सcas·sa अत्थंat·thaṃ अतिविज्झa·ti·vij·jha पस्सति;pas·sa·ti

    “Idha, bhikkhu, bhikkhuno ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti sutaṁ hoti, paññāya cassa atthaṁ ativijjha passati;

    Take a mendicant who has heard: ‘This is suffering.’ They see what it means with penetrating wisdom.

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    ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खसमुदयो’तिduk·kha·sa·mu·da·yo सुतंsu·taṃ होति,ho·ti पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya चस्सcas·sa अत्थंat·thaṃ अतिविज्झa·ti·vij·jha पस्सति;pas·sa·ti

    ‘ayaṁ dukkhasamudayo’ti sutaṁ hoti, paññāya cassa atthaṁ ativijjha passati;

    They’ve heard: ‘This is the origin of suffering’ …

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    ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधो’तिduk·kha·ni·ro·dho सुतंsu·taṃ होति,ho·ti पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya चस्सcas·sa अत्थंat·thaṃ अतिविज्झa·ti·vij·jha पस्सति;pas·sa·ti

    ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodho’ti sutaṁ hoti, paññāya cassa atthaṁ ativijjha passati;

    ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ …

36. 36

    ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधगामिनीduk·kha·ni·ro·dha·gā·mi·nī पटिपदा’तिpa·ṭi·pa·dā सुतंsu·taṃ होति,ho·ti पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya चस्सcas·sa अत्थंat·thaṃ अतिविज्झa·ti·vij·jha पस्सति।pas·sa·ti

    ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti sutaṁ hoti, paññāya cassa atthaṁ ativijjha passati.

    ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.’ They see what it means with penetrating wisdom.

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    एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खु,bhik·khu सुतवाsu·ta·vā निब्बेधिकपञ्ञोnib·be·dhi·ka·pañ·ño होती”ति।ho·tī

    Evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, sutavā nibbedhikapañño hotī”ti.

    That’s how an individual is learned, with penetrating wisdom.”

38. 38

    “साधु,sā·dhu भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवतोbha·ga·va·to भासितंbhā·si·taṃ अभिनन्दित्वाa·bhi·nan·dit·vā अनुमोदित्वाa·nu·mo·dit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ उत्तरिut·ta·ri पञ्हंpañ·haṃ अपुच्छि:a·puc·chi

    “Sādhu, bhante”ti kho so bhikkhu bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā bhagavantaṁ uttari pañhaṁ apucchi:

    Saying “Good, sir”, that monk approved and agreed with what the Buddha said. Then he asked another question:

39. 39

    “‘पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to महापञ्ञो,ma·hā·pañ·ño पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to महापञ्ञो’ति,ma·hā·pañ·ño भन्ते,bhan·te वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

    “‘paṇḍito mahāpañño, paṇḍito mahāpañño’ti, bhante, vuccati.

    “Sir, they speak of ‘an astute person with great wisdom’.

40. 40

    कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to महापञ्ञोma·hā·pañ·ño होती”ति?ho·tī

    Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, paṇḍito mahāpañño hotī”ti?

    How is an astute person with great wisdom defined?”

41. 41

    “साधुsā·dhu साधु,sā·dhu भिक्खु।bhik·khu

    “Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu.

    “Good, good, mendicant!

42. 42

    भद्दकोbhad·da·ko खोkho ते,te भिक्खु,bhik·khu उम्मग्गो,um·mag·go भद्दकंbhad·da·kaṃ पटिभानं,pa·ṭi·bhā·naṃ कल्याणीkal·yā·ṇī परिपुच्छा।pa·ri·puc·chā

    Bhaddako kho te, bhikkhu, ummaggo, bhaddakaṁ paṭibhānaṁ, kalyāṇī paripucchā.

    Your approach and eloquence are excellent, and it’s a good question. …

43. 43

    एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi त्वंtvaṃ भिक्खुbhik·khu पुच्छसि:puc·cha·si

    Evañhi tvaṁ bhikkhu pucchasi:

    (Pāli only)

44. 44

    ‘पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to महापञ्ञो,ma·hā·pañ·ño पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to महापञ्ञोति,ma·hā·pañ·ño·ti भन्ते,bhan·te वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

    ‘paṇḍito mahāpañño, paṇḍito mahāpaññoti, bhante, vuccati.

    (Pāli only)

45. 45

    कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to महापञ्ञोma·hā·pañ·ño होती’”ति?ho·tī

    Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, paṇḍito mahāpañño hotī’”ti?

    (Pāli only)

46. 46

    “एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

    “Evaṁ, bhante”.

    (Pāli only)

47. 47

    “इध,i·dha भिक्खु,bhik·khu पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to महापञ्ञोma·hā·pañ·ño नेवत्तब्याबाधायne·vat·tab·yā·bā·dhā·ya चेतेतिce·te·ti नna परब्याबाधायpa·rab·yā·bā·dhā·ya चेतेतिce·te·ti नna उभयब्याबाधायu·bha·yab·yā·bā·dhā·ya चेतेतिce·te·ti अत्तहितपरहितउभयहितसब्बलोकहितमेवat·ta·hi·ta·pa·ra·hi·ta·u·bha·ya·hi·ta·sab·ba·lo·ka·hi·ta·me·va चिन्तयमानोcin·ta·ya·mā·no चिन्तेति।cin·te·ti

    “Idha, bhikkhu, paṇḍito mahāpañño nevattabyābādhāya ceteti na parabyābādhāya ceteti na ubhayabyābādhāya ceteti attahitaparahitaubhayahitasabbalokahitameva cintayamāno cinteti.

    An astute person with great wisdom is one who has no intention to hurt themselves, or to hurt others, or to hurt both. When they think, they only think of the benefit for themselves, for others, for both, and for the whole world.

48. 48

    एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खु,bhik·khu पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to महापञ्ञोma·hā·pañ·ño होती”ति।ho·tī

    Evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, paṇḍito mahāpañño hotī”ti.

    That’s how an individual is astute, with great wisdom.”

49. 49

    छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Chaṭṭhaṁ.

    (Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.